Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: results from a quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices

Andrea M WessellDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USAAm J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:21-7. 2008

Achievable benchmarks of care for primary care quality indicators in a practice-based research network

..In this article, a study is presented in which a set of medication prescribing and monitoring quality indicators were developed, and adherence to them was assessed among a group of US primary care practices...

Inappropriate medication use in the elderly: results from a quality improvement project in 99 primary care practices

Andrea M WessellDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcome Sciences, South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USAAm J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:21-7. 2008

..The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in the elderly population is common. Interventions to decrease PIM use in primary care settings are needed...

Achievable benchmarks of care for primary care quality indicators in a practice-based research network

..Blood pressure control is achieved in a majority of patients in this practice secondary to their focus on guidelines, involvement of nursing staff in case management, and medication use consistent with recommendations...

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